Tag Archives: workplace injury
For a Virginia Workers’ Compensation Accident, It Can Be All About the Medical History
Recently, I had three cases with the same Deputy Commissioner. All these cases contained a similar problem. The claimant had “not” clearly mentioned his injury in the early medical records. For example, in one case John Doe had said he had lumbar and abdominal pain. This complaint appeared in the “histories” taken by the first […]
Workplace Injury Happens Frequently
Is a workplace injury a rare occurrence? Apparently not. A recent study by the National Safety Council reports an American worker is injured every seven seconds which amounts to 12,900 a day and 4.7 million a year. This shows it is more important than ever to make sure your employer covers you with workers’ compensation […]